Relative Clauses
Which word in this sentence is the relative pronoun?: My hometown, which is in California, is an hour away from the beach.
"Which" is the relative pronoun.
Correct the error: Some of the states in New England are Maine Vermont Connecticut and Rhode Island.
Some of the states in New England are Maine, Vermont, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.
(Oxford comma optional)
Which kind of conjunction do adverb clauses begin with? (Hint: subordinating or coordinating?)
Subordinating conjunctions
What do real conditionals describe?
Possible situations/conditions and their likely results.
Find the modal: I might like the new superhero movie, but I doubt it.
"Might"
Which word in the sentence is a relative pronoun?: The bottle that I dropped was full of juice.
"That" is the relative pronoun.
Correct the error: I had being shopping at Walmart for two hours.
I had been shopping at Walmart for two hours.
What is the adverb clause?: We walked until our feet hurt.
"until out feet hurt"
What do unreal conditions describe?
Situations that are not true or imaginary situations and their imaginary results.
Find the modal: We shall not stand for this!
"Shall"
Which word in the sentence is the relative pronoun?: That dog over there has an ugly face.
This sentence has no relative pronoun; "that" is a determiner modifying "dog."
Correct the error: While Mom was at the store, but my brother took a nap.
While Mom was at the store, my brother took a nap.
What do adverb clauses modify?
The whole independent clause. Example: I wrote the essay because the teacher told me to.
Is this a real or unreal conditional?: If I were a movie star, I would win an Oscar award.
Unreal.
Is this sentence correct: You should have listened to your mother.
Yes, it is correct.
What is the relative pronoun "who" referring to?: The teacher who was born in Poland gave me a good grade.
"Who" refers to "the teacher"
Correct the error: The student did her project at her favorite book, Don Juan.
The student did her project on her favorite book, Don Juan.
Find the adverb clause: My big, fluffy, English mastiff always wants to eat his dinner when I eat my dinner, but he slobbers a lot and that's really gross.
"When I eat my dinner"
Real or unreal?: If I finish my homework, I can go to the movies.
Real.
Correct or incorrect?: He could having learned about the new job, but he forgot to check the website.
Incorrect; He could have learned...
Add a subject relative clause to this sentence:
My cousin loves baking.
Example: My cousin who lives in Wisconsin loves baking.
Correct the error: Even though it had been very difficult to explore the ocean in the past, scientists have been making a lot of progress.
No error.
Find the adverb clause(s): If he asks, tell him I want to go where all the cool kids go.
"If he asks" and "where all the cool kids go"
Write a sentence using the future real conditional.
Example: If I bake a pie tonight, it will be an apple pie.
Write a sentence using a modal with a past meaning.
Example: I would have studied more yesterday, but I fell asleep.